Thursday Night Football: Jets Host the Surprising Bills

Bills Look to Prove Start is no Fluke Against Jets

The Buffalo Bills and the New York Jets will play on Thursday at MetLife Stadium. NFL Network will televise the game. Kickoff is set for 8:25 pm EST.

The Buffalo Bills are not only out to prove they are the best team in New York/New Jersey area. They want to unseat the Patriots and win the AFC East for the first time since Bill Clinton was in office. Their current playoff drought is the NFL’s longest.

The Bills have not won the division since 1995. The team would move into a tie with the idle Patriots for first place in the division with a win. They are also trying to win their 5th game out of the last 6.

Oddsmakers opened the Bills as -3.5-point favorites versus the Jets, while the game’s total opened at 42. The line is now Buffalo -3-points and the total is up to 42.5.

Jets Looking to Recover After Blowing the Falcons Game Last Week

New York lost its last outing, a 25-20 result against the Atlanta Falcons on October 29. The Jets covered in that game as a +6.5-point underdog, while the 45 combined points took the game OVER the total.

The Jets are not playing good football. They have lost three straight games. This all after blowing 14-point leads to the Patriots and the Miami Dolphins. Then the Jets let the Atlanta Falcons beat them up in the fourth quarter of a 25-20 loss Sunday.

The Jets may be without Jeremy Kerley, who is being suspended for an undisclosed violation. Kerley is the Jets’ third-leading receiver. He had a crucial muffed punt late in the loss to Atlanta.

Bills Defense is Leading the Way

Buffalo was a 34-14 winner in its last match at home against the Oakland Raiders. They covered the -1.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 48 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.

This year’s Bills are dominant a very important stat in the NFL. That stat is turnover differential. Buffalo leads the league with a plus-14 margin. 17 takeaways and only three giveaways.

Strong safety Micah Hyde leads the NFL with five interceptions. Alexander leads the league with four forced fumbles. Quarterback Tyrod Taylor has thrown only two interceptions in 196 pass attempts.

Tight end Charles Clay is probaby going to miss his third straight game with a knee injury. Richie Incognito, has an ankle injury and free safety Jordan Poyer has knee issues are questionable. E.J. Gaines might can return from a hamstring injury after sitting out last week.

Recent Form

Name

Record

ATS

Offense

Defense

Diff

ATS Home

ATS Away

OU Record

OU Home

OU Away

Buffalo

5-2

4-1-2

21.86

16.43

5.43

3-0-1

1-1-1

3-4

3-1

0-3

NY Jets

3-5

5-2-1

19.62

23.25

-3.63

4-0

1-2-1

4-4

2-2

2-2

Power Stats

Yards Per Point

Name

Offense

Defense

Differential

BUF

13.87

21.11

-7.24

NYJ

15.69

15.54

0.15

Yards Per Pass

Name

Offense

Defense

Differential

BUF

10.01

10.42

-0.41

NYJ

9.38

11.17

-1.79

Yards Per Rush

Name

Offense

Defense

Differential

BUF

3.82

3.50

0.32

NYJ

3.99

4.31

-0.32

Team Records

Buffalo Bills

Name

Record

Home

Away

ATS

ATS Home

ATS Away

Offense

Defense

Diff

Overall

5-2

4-0

1-2

4-1-2

3-0-1

1-1-1

21.86

16.43

5.43

vs Conf

3-1

3-0

0-1

3-1

3-0

0-1

24.25

15.50

8.75

vs Div

0-0

0-0

0-0

0-0

0-0

0-0

0.00

0.00

0.00

Last 3

2-1

2-0

0-1

1-1-1

1-0-1

0-1

26.67

20.33

6.34

New York Jets

Name

Record

Home

Away

ATS

ATS Home

ATS Away

Offense

Defense

Diff

Overall

3-5

2-2

1-3

5-2-1

4-0

1-2-1

19.63

23.25

-3.62

vs Conf

3-4

2-1

1-3

4-2-1

3-0

1-2-1

19.57

23.00

-3.43

vs Div

0-2

0-0

0-2

0-1-1

0-0

0-1-1

20.00

26.00

-6.00

Last 3

0-3

0-2

0-1

2-0-1

2-0

0-0-1

21.67

26.67

-5.00

Supergrid

Title

Stat

Rank

Stat

Rank

Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense

21.86

16

23.25

22

Away Team Road Passing vs Home Team Home Passing Defense

136.67

31

208.50

15

Away Team Road Rushing vs Home Team Home Rushing Defense

89.33

24

115.75

19

Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense

19.63

21

16.43

2

Home Team Home Passing vs Away Team Road Passing Defense

254.50

12

247.67

20

Home Team Home Rushing vs Away Team Road Rushing Defense

119.00

15

97.00

9

Head To Head Summary

Name

Record

ATS

OU

Score

Rush

YPR

PA

CP

PY

TY

TO +/-

Buffalo

7-3

7-3

4-6

27.20

108.50

3.39

29.00

58.62

211.20

319.70

0.70

NY Jets

3-7

3-7

4-6

18.90

125.40

4.58

34.20

53.51

204.20

329.60

2.50

Head To Head Detail

Date

Away

Home

Score

Line

Total

OU Result

ARY

APY

ATY

ATT

HRY

HPY

HTY

HTT

Away Team Attempts

Home Team Attempts

Away Team Completions

Home Team Completions

Sep 10, 2017

NYJ

BUF

12-21

38

176

214

2

190

218

408

1

Jan 1, 2017

BUF

NYJ

10-30

68

162

230

3

127

202

329

0

Sep 15, 2016

NYJ

BUF

37-31

123

370

493

1

86

307

393

1

Jan 3, 2016

NYJ

BUF

17-22

122

178

300

3

113

182

295

1

Nov 12, 2015

BUF

NYJ

22-17

148

132

280

0

128

190

318

4

Nov 24, 2014

NYJ

BUF

3-38

92

126

218

1

116

220

336

0

Oct 26, 2014

BUF

NYJ

43-23

67

213

280

0

175

137

312

6

Nov 17, 2013

NYJ

BUF

14-37

134

133

267

4

68

245

313

0

Sep 22, 2013

BUF

NYJ

20-27

120

208

328

0

182

331

513

2

Dec 30, 2012

NYJ

BUF

9-28

133

199

332

2

109

225

334

1

NFL Betting Trends

Buffalo Bills

Buffalo is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

The total has gone OVER in 13 of Buffalo’s last 19 games

Buffalo is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road

Buffalo is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road

The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Buffalo’s last 6 games on the road

Buffalo is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing NY Jets

Buffalo is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing NY Jets

The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Buffalo’s last 6 games when playing NY Jets

Buffalo is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against NY Jets

The total has gone OVER in 5 of Buffalo’s last 7 games when playing on the road against NY Jets

New York Jets

NY Jets is 5-0-1 ATS in its last 6 games

NY Jets is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games

NY Jets is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home

NY Jets is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games at home

NY Jets is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Buffalo

NY Jets is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Buffalo

The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Jets’s last 6 games when playing Buffalo

NY Jets is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Buffalo

The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Jets’s last 7 games when playing at home against Buffalo